If you wish to join by telephone, dial 312-626-6799.
Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at the 10:00AM liturgy, in person and via Zoom; login instructions above.
Flowers on the retable this week are given to the glory of God and with gratitude for Saint Paul’s Church by Jacob Manier.
The loose plate collection on third Sundays goes into the Rector’s discretionary account. These funds are used to assist people in need, and for unexpected expenses not covered in the budget.
Join us for Coffee Hour snacks, puzzling, and fellowship immediately following in the Undercroft.
Prayer Calendar
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Church of Nigeria.
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Episcopal Homes of Minnesota, Episcopal Group Homes, Guardian Angels, local senior residential facilities and care centers, and all other institutions which provide ministry for and with the elderly. We pray for all farmers and laborers working with the harvest, especially San Jose Obrero Mission in Montgomery, and Good Courage Farm. We also pray for the parish of Calvary (Rochester) and the Bishop Whipple Mission (Morton).
Saint Paul’s Parish Prayer List can be found here.
If you wish to be contacted by a member of our Pastoral Care Team and/or priest, request prayers for yourself or someone else on the Parish Prayer List, or simply make someone aware of an acute or ongoing need, click the blue button below:
Common Book of Prayer & The Hymnal 1982
SERVING THIS SUNDAY AT 10AM (click to open or close)
EUCHARIST 10AM
Angie Paulson
Barb Smith
ushers
Jim Smith
crucifer
The Reverend
Ramona Scarpace
presider, preacher
John McDaris
Craig Carnahan
lectors
Lu Whitney
vestry announcements
Jacob Manier
choirmaster-organist
Team III
altar guild
Pat Trumbull
bread baker
Kevin and Peter
Donnan-Marsh
hospitality
Donald Childress
Tom Lockhart
vestry tellers
View Our Sermon Archive
Upcoming Events
Our Fall 2024 Programming Guide is here!
15 SEPT: Homecoming Sunday 2024 is next week! A festive Eucharist featuring the return of the Parish Choir is drafted, and a celebratory Coffee Hour awaits. We hope to see you there!
16 SEPT: The September Vestry meeting* will be held in the Conference Room 7:00-9:00PM. All are welcome to attend the general proceedings. If you have an agenda item, please contact Rev. Ramona or one of the Wardens. *Note: these meetings have moved to the third Monday of the month.
24 SEPT: Fall Book Study: Rev. Penny Warren will lead a series of 10 Tuesday evening Zoom sessions discussing Marianne H. Micks’ Loving the Questions: An Exploration of the Nicene Creed by Marianne H. Micks… continue reading
View all of our events on the church calendar
Faith in Action
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Food Shelves
Have you taken the Saint Paul’s Food Shelf Challenge?
The need for grocery assistance never wanes. Let’s fill the baskets each week!! Donate today!
General Announcements
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A Message from Our Rector
Rev. Ramona’s Invitation Letter
Dear members and friends,
expectation for the coming celebration of the birth of Jesus, the coming of Christ incarnate (the fully human and fully divine nature of God).
I invite you onto this season of waiting and longing for the coming of Christ. Spend time in prayer and reflection and in reading the scriptures. Commit to being a participant in Sunday
worship in person or on-line. Help with the greening of the church this Saturday, November 30 at 8:30AM. Join Saint Paul’s for the beautiful service of Lessons and Carols on Friday, December 6 at 7:00PM. Offer items for the Saint Nicholas Food Shelf. Give a gift to the residents and staff at Southside Care center (gift tags on the Giving Tree in the Undercroft.)
Do one kind act every day. Prepare the way of God! Attached are some resources from the Episcopal Church for Advent prayer, readings,
practices and discussion. Click on the link to access “Journeying in the Way of Love for Advent”.
https://www.episcopalchurch.org/journeying-way-love/
Also, to start you off on your Advent journey, I share with you this meditation by Ruth Burgess from her book, Hear My Cry – A daily prayer book for Advent.
A reading from John 15:15
I call you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from God.
O Friend,
Always wanting the best for us,
trusting us with justice and love:
Come walk beside us
And share our joys and fears.
Offer Prayers:
Pray for your friends past and present.
If you can, spend time with a friend today.
Write Jesus a friendly letter.
Share your news and plans with God.
I wish you a blessed Advent!
Rev. Ramona+
Spring 2025 Worship and Programming Guide
Dear members and friends of Saint Paul’s, Happy New Year! May the light of Christ guide you throughout 2025. As a faith community, we have much to look forward to in the coming year – beautiful and meaningful worship, Faith in Action opportunities, faith formation,...
Bishop Loya’s Visitation 08 Sept 2024
Thank you to all who prepared for and attended Bishop Craig Loya’s visitation on September 8. Responding to a thank you note from Saint Paul’s, the Bishop wrote…
Fall Book Study: Loving the Questions
Beginning September 24, Rev. Penny Warren will lead a series of ten Tuesday evening sessions discussing Marianne H. Micks’ Loving the Questions: An Exploration of the Nicene Creed (Church Publishing Incorporated, 2004). Each session will begin at 7:00PM; follow this Zoom sign-in link.
ATTENDANCE
1 Sep 10AM:
45 in pews, 7 online
2024 Sunday attendees:
1638
2024 Sunday average:
48
(things you may have missed)
RESOURCES:
- Saint Paul’s Mailing List
- ECMN website
- ECMN Mailing List
- The Lectionary
- Book of Common Prayer
- Forward Day by Day
- Realm (online directory & giving record)
- Memorial Giving Policy
Pastoral Care
Saint Paul’s Leadership
(click a name to email)
vestry senior warden
Lu Whitney
vestry junior warden
Tom Lockhart
vestry treasurer
Pamela Hofstadter
bookkeeper
SAINT PAUL'S, IN SO MANY WORDS II
Jesus said to her,
"I am the resurrection and the life."
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